Empeiria

Processing drugs and waste

Clinically: Hepatic biotransformation

What normal looks like

The liver continuously processes everything absorbed from the gut before it reaches the rest of the body, including alcohol, medicines and hormones. This happens all the time and needs no help; "detox" products do not change it.

In clinical terms

Enzymatic modification of drugs, hormones and endogenous waste into forms that can be excreted in bile or urine.